- Date
- September 23, 1975
- Place
- Broomfield, CO · BROOMFIELD, CO
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6973UMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report November 25, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750923034149A
- Case key
- 151080
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3199 75/9/23 BROOMFIELD,CO MOONEY M20E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 72 TOTAL TIME - 0700 N6973U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BROOMFIELD,CO GALLUP,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED REMARKS- TAKEOFF ATTEMPTED WITH MAKESHIFT CONTROL LOCK,PLIERS,INSERTED IN AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6973U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jefferson County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.